A driver in New Jersey is still reeling after discovering what he believed was a toy on the road was a child left unattended.The child was spotted around 5 p.m. Saturday in Lakewood.Cory Cannon, 41, wrote on Facebook that he was driving when he noticed the infant crawling across the road. He said, “Parenting at its absolute worst.”The speed limit where the baby was found is 40 mph.Cannon said he initially thought the baby girl was a toy. When he noticed the child moving, though, he got out of his car to stop traffic.The post and pictures have since garnered 2,000 shares, almost 700 comments and more than 1,000 reactions.Check out the post here. Warning: The post contains graphic language.According to authorities, the child was not harmed thanks to Cannon.At that same time he exited his vehicle, a neighbor got the baby and returned the child home."I don't really consider myself a hero,"Cannon told ABC7. "I just feel like I did the right thing at the right time."After investigating, authorities said the child possibly left the home through a door that was unsecured by an older sibling. The family of the child said they were unaware that the baby was out until a neighbor arrived with the child.ABC7 reported that a woman at the house called the situation “an accident.”It wasn't clear how long the child was on the roadway.An investigation into the matter is still ongoing with the division of the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency assisting authorities.

LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, N.J. —

A driver in New Jersey is still reeling after discovering what he believed was a toy on the road was a child left unattended.

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The child was spotted around 5 p.m. Saturday in Lakewood.

Cory Cannon, 41, wrote on Facebook that he was driving when he noticed the infant crawling across the road. He said, “Parenting at its absolute worst.”

The speed limit where the baby was found is 40 mph.

Cannon said he initially thought the baby girl was a toy. When he noticed the child moving, though, he got out of his car to stop traffic.

The post and pictures have since garnered 2,000 shares, almost 700 comments and more than 1,000 reactions.

At that same time he exited his vehicle, a neighbor got the baby and returned the child home.

"I don't really consider myself a hero,"Cannon told ABC7. "I just feel like I did the right thing at the right time."

After investigating, authorities said the child possibly left the home through a door that was unsecured by an older sibling. The family of the child said they were unaware that the baby was out until a neighbor arrived with the child.

ABC7 reported that a woman at the house called the situation “an accident.”

It wasn't clear how long the child was on the roadway.

An investigation into the matter is still ongoing with the division of the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency assisting authorities.